US Patent 9,642,024
U.S. Patent No. 9,642,024 is a patent titled "Mobile wireless communications system and method with corrective action responsive to communications fault detection." Issued on May 2, 2017 and owned by Traxcell Technologies, it covers self-optimizing wireless network technology that tracks device locations and connection performance to fix network faults.
Core Technology
- Tracking and Monitoring: Continuously tracks the geographic location and connection performance of mobile wireless devices linked to a network.
- Fault Detection: Compares active connection data against expected performance metrics to spot communication errors or faults.
- Corrective Action: Automatically suggests or executes network fixes when a drop in performance or a connection fault is identified
Legal and Industry Context
- Inventor: Invented by Mark Reed as part of a family of related patents sharing a 2001 priority date.
- Infringement Lawsuits: The patent was central to multiple high-profile patent infringement lawsuits filed by Traxcell against major telecommunications and tech companies—including Verizon, Sprint, Nokia, and Huawei—over wireless network optimization systems.